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Primal Carnage
Developer Lukewarm Media
Primal Carnage is an asymmetrical multiplayer game developed by Lukewarm Media and released by Reverb Publishing. The game pits a group of armed humans against predatory dinosaurs in various combat scenarios. Human gameplay takes the form of a first-person shooter, whilst the dinosaurs are controlled from a third-person perspective. Lukewarm Media, an indie development team, announced the game in February 2010, and… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
183 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 2, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
64
Fresh
101 positive · 58 negative
95% range 56–71%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 101 | 58 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
2,393 of 3,089 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
65% recommend · 107 yes, 58 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 165 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (4,422 of 5,788 positive).
Players fondly remember the game but say it is now dead with empty servers. [1][2][3] Many recommend the sequel Primal Carnage: Extinction instead. [4][5][6] Some still enjoy the game for nostalgia or dinosaur-themed fun. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [13]
--> A B A N D O N W A R E <-- --> D O N O T B U Y <-- I assure every single person reading this review, that 'Primal Carnage' completely and permanently dead! It died long time ago, roughly in 2018, and theres no valid reasons to buy it anymore. Dont get me wrong, but besides some nostalgic folk, who thumbs it up (but fairly remarking its dead and was fun before), fresh positive reviews being made only by people …
- [14]
As Of 2022 This Game Is Dead Years ago I had a lot of fun with this game, but now no one plays it. There's no single player, there aren't any bots you can fight, there's no reason to buy this game because you can't play it now. Maybe if the game goes on sale for less than a dollar and you get a lot of friends to buy it and fill a sever you can have some fun, but that's pretty much it. At this point, Lukewarm Media …
- [4]
Really fun back in the days but don't bother with this anymore as it's finally dead. Look up Primal Carnage: Extinction which is an improved version and check if that game is still alive.
- [15]
Primal Carnage was one of my favorite games back in the day. Unfortunately these days, the game is basically dead. While this game will forever hold a special place in my gaming memories, the player base has moved on. This being said, I would only recommend it if you have your own friends and community to plans special times to play it with, or else you will be greeted by dead servers. However, on a related note, I …
- [1]
this is just nostaliga i wish more people played it these days
Summarised from 34 of the 188 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Primal Carnage talk about fun dinosaur shooter with nostalgic value; those who didn't talk about dead servers with no players. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Primal Carnage received "mixed or average reviews" according to Metacritic. At launch, some players complained of glitches, such as start-up problems and crashing. Critics also noted that Primal Carnage contained only one game mode at launch and believed that it would need more features in the near future to survive. Maxwell McGee, writing for GameSpot, stated that the game "hits on a fun design, but stumbles in execution. A lack of content and some technical issues leave this game feeling like a $15 beta rather than an official release". Mike Sharkey of GameSpy wrote, "What's there is terrific, there just needs to be more of it. Here's hoping it doesn't go extinct before it evolves into…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 183 · most liked firstNever could get into the game, but Primal Carnage had such a handsome spinosaurus. So here's one going on a big feeding adventure! Originally started as just that third image until someone suggested I continue it #vore #softvore #dinosaurvore
neutral · AI labelView post →--> A B A N D O N W A R E <-- --> D O N O T B U Y <-- I assure every single person reading this review, that 'Primal Carnage' completely and permanently dead! It died long time ago, roughly in 2018, and theres no valid reasons to buy it anymore. Dont get me wrong, but besides some nostalgic folk, who thumbs it up (but fairly remarking its dead and was fun before), fresh positive reviews being made only by people either r3tarded or being paid for it directly or in form of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, low presence of players.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do NOT buy this game without reading below! I would strongly advise against purchasing this version of the game, even if it goes on sale, and instead have a look at the updated release on Steam called "Primal Carnage: Extinction". https://store.steampowered.com/app/321360/ Why should I not buy this game? One glaring issue, there are practically no players anymore in this multiplayer-only game. You can view the recent player counts from the Steam Charts website below, which on most…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a huge new update for Primal Carnage: Extinction out today, which means this baby Stegosaurus skin I made is now in the game! The original adult skin, as well as the models, are by @mrtroodon.bsky.social, but I made a custom skin for the baby now that it appears as an easter egg in a map :3
neutral · AI labelView post →dead game, can't even play on a server with friends, absolutely do not buy this, it should be taken off steam
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a dead game now. Can't really do anything unless you get a big group of friends together to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is just nostaliga i wish more people played it these days
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As Of 2022 This Game Is Dead Years ago I had a lot of fun with this game, but now no one plays it. There's no single player, there aren't any bots you can fight, there's no reason to buy this game because you can't play it now. Maybe if the game goes on sale for less than a dollar and you get a lot of friends to buy it and fill a sever you can have some fun, but that's pretty much it. At this point, Lukewarm Media should consider renaming this game to 'Primal Carnage Classic' and include it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is as dead as the dinosaurs, but i do high-key hope we get another multiplayer dinosaur game like this someday.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've spent the past few weeks making a whole bunch of gun skins for Primal Carnage: Extinction and they're all up on the Steam Workshop for consideration. I'm really proud of them, and maybe some of them will make it into the game in time :3 For anyone interested: steamcommunity.com/id/Thysannia...
neutral · AI labelView post →It was fun back in it's day. Like all other games with dinosaurs you had to avoid the dino-sex servers.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →don't buy this game. it's a pvp online game without any servers or players! i don't know why it's still on steam store!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →8 billion people on this planet and not a soul to play with. I was just sightseeing around the game all alone. Come On !!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead Game, Go to Primal Carnage Extinction as there's more chance of finding player.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As many of you know, I really love Primal Carnage, and I want to entertain the prospect of a playable hadrosaur in the game, one that pregnancy enthusiasts will surely love, the gravid mother lizard Maiasaura!
positive · AI labelView post →I have a ton of super amazing memories with this game, it was the first game I ever got on my steam account and it's really precious to me, but unfortunately, the servers are dead, and therefore not worth spending your money on. If you're wanting to play this game, there are still some active servers on it's successor Primal Carnage: Extinction, go buy that instead! May this game rest in peace
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun back in the days but don't bother with this anymore as it's finally dead. Look up Primal Carnage: Extinction which is an improved version and check if that game is still alive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The perfect game for people wanting to look at an empty server browser and nothing else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No players and servers are dead, don't buy it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Jurassic Park without the story, and no online community which has made the game all but dead. Anything this game might have been is long gone. Can’t even give a fair review because this game requires a hosted game to play in a group unless you just wanna run around by yourself. Pros (+) It runs on my potato laptop. Meh (/) Seems like it was just a generic squad based game with gunners and dinosaurs. Must’ve been fun back in its time. Cons (-) No active servers. Have not found any player…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →no one plays the game these days don't get it but if your still interested theres enough people on the remake primal carnage to have a good time but mind you if ur not us like me it maybe a bit laggy since its just us servers
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Empty servers, everyone has moved to primal carnage extinction
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish people still played this. It’s a fun game! :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RIP. Was a good game years ago, but with no single player option or online bots. It's dead. Do not buy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a decent deathmatch game a few years ago. Key phrase: "a few years ago" There are just no active servers in this game anymore. When I did occasionally try to replay the game this year, the total amount of players was always single-digit. Just buy the sequel unless you want to go extinct waiting for players!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Used to be a great game, but now no one's playin..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd presume that this game was a lot more vibrant when it came out. But there is a lack of a playerbase for an online game that REQUIRES IT. This game is dead, don't play it unless you can rally up a bunch of players who want to make a server/match/whatever.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY IN 2021! This game has stopped having as many players recently due to the fact of how dead it is. There is no servers running atm so you can only play by yourself. If you want a primal carnage game your better off buying primal carnage extinction. Although many players only do rp and there is more lag, its better than buying the og primal carnage with no players at all. In pce you also get more dinos and more game mods all for the cost of $6.96 extra and a small percentage of lag. In…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has little to no players playing on it spent 10 dollars cant even play a proper game due to no one playing it. this game is a good idea just no one plays it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a lot of fun playing this game 10 years ago. However it has been dead for years and should be removed from steam. Do not buy!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please add sex with Big Tiddy Goth Chicks
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i think there's dinosaurs in it, i like dinosaurs. I don't like the little guys who try to shoot the dinosaurs, they are bad, dinosaurs are cool, little guys suck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played it for 77 min in 2013.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nO DINSOAUR in this game i think they went...to school or something
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is dead, you can't play it. Yes I re-downloaded and sat in-game long enough to say that. At least the menu music and t-rex are cool.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Useless piece of software as it is multiplayer only and multiplayer is long time dead. Do not buy it under any circumstances.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so dead bro. Regret paying money for it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes why the ♥♥♥♥ ?! COME ON PEOPLE !!! Let's bring back a playerbase to this awesome game ?!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What Primal Carnage Extinction should have been...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hope this game goes back to the way it used to be, i love it and i hope it gets the love it deserves.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I made these two Primal Carnage: Extinction wallpapers today for my Steam library, and I'm really happy with how they came out! They're a lot of fun to put together, I almost want to find an excuse to make more of these now...
neutral · AI labelView post →Its kinda dead, and got replaced in a way by Primal Carnage Extinction unfortunately. Sadly I think most people remember this game now since the dinosaur models, roars (and to a minor extent animations) are what is left of this franchise. the models are widely available on the Unreal store, and on the source engine workshop. Lukewarm media split-up a couple of years after this game was released and Extinction is mostly now a roleplay centric community that owns the devs pretty much in a micro…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dead game it use to be fun
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead , Dont buy
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Primal Carnage was one of my favorite games back in the day. Unfortunately these days, the game is basically dead. While this game will forever hold a special place in my gaming memories, the player base has moved on. This being said, I would only recommend it if you have your own friends and community to plans special times to play it with, or else you will be greeted by dead servers. However, on a related note, I am looking for a handful of players who if by chance, still have this game in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve been playing this game since my childhood, and my dad and I spent countless hours enjoying it together. It gave us plenty of good and funny memories.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was fun. But why would you play this when there's a sequel that's almost the same, but sharper and has active players. Overall Review: The Game Servers went Extinct. EDIT: Sequel is called "Primal Carnage: Extinction" (I believe the sequel is made by someone different whom got the rights to "Primal Carnage")
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7. Primal Carnage (2012) (the reboot blows) I played this game a lot, and I'd sometimes roleplay in it as well. As in, I'd give my dinosaurs names and personalities and play in character. Killin' and murderin', It was just a lot of fun! I miss it I was definitely a raptor main. Ptera was my second.
positive · AI labelView post →GET TO THE CHOPPER IS THE GREATEST THING EVER CONCEIVED I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ LOVE GET TO THE CHOPPER
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do miss this game quite a lot i got into it late when it was starting to die but what i could play due to school and a very subpar laptop, it was perfect for someone like me a total nerd about dinosaurs and being a fun shooter really helped it, the squeal picks up that torch and continues to carry it proud but i'll always remember the timeless fun the original gave me, it went out with a bang leading into a great continuation. Rest in peace to the classic Primal Carnage.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great older fps, would really recommend it if anyone still played it because genuinely nobody is on any server
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite my refund of the game, I do recommend it, but only on the condition that you: -Have an active friend group to play with -Can figure out how to host a server -Have 8 bucks to burn The servers are dead. Do not buy this game without meeting the above. However, the game itself is far smoother than it's sequel, Primal Carnage: Extinction and lacks the prevalence of microtransaction. It's simply pure dinosaur and human violence. To my knowledge, this game was popular up until around 2017…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it was fun back in the day but now it hard to find a server with someone one so just buy the new one
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very good dead game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm in such a bad mood I'm going to play Primal Carnage: Extinction until I get the feeling back in my dick.
positive · AI labelView post →is this still alive?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i loved this game so much when i was 10, sad.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This where the best 110 minutes of my life
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last time I played (circa 2017) it was really fun, but the servers are mostly, if not fully, dead by now, so the game is rendered unplayable (unless you have the Extinction DLC). Plus, unless you farm up your friends or community members, you can't 100% the achievements anymore. If you have a friend group it'd still be a joy to play in 2025 (heavy assumption).
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